93 SSEi two-tone conversion. Lots-o-pics
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Topic: 93 SSEi two-tone conversion. Lots-o-pics
Posted By: randman1
Subject: 93 SSEi two-tone conversion. Lots-o-pics
Date Posted: January 13, 2005 at 9:34 PM
I was ready for a change to the interior of my SSEi to compliment the double DIN headunit installation done previously. I game plan was a two-tone tan/green color scheme and I decided to try to do the work myself. I am definately a newbie when it comes to upholstery but I think the results are great. I bought a couple of yards of vinyl from Hanc**k Fabrics and went to work. I don't have many pics of the process but here are some completed pics.
First up is the steering wheel and version 1 of the shifter knob. The steering wheel was the ultimate test of manual dexterity. There's probably over 100 hand stitched baseball style stitches around the whole thing.
This is version 2 of the shifter knob. As you can see from the first pic, you couldnt even see the tan half. I decided on a different panel pattern. This was all hand stitched too.
Next is the door panels that I installed today. They were embroidered by a local woman that has done work for me before. I did most of the sewing in these except for the top stitches that run along the tan/green seam. I wasn't comfortable doing it myself because the embroidery was already done and I didn't want to screw them up. A local upholstery did the top stitches for $35 for all 4.
These are version 2 of the visors. The first one had a generic logo but this one is as close as you can get to the actual one withour GM supplying the artwork.
I couldn'd scrunch down enough to get a good angle of the visors in the car so here's what they looked like prior to installation.
Next on my list (and about the only thing left) are the seats. I considered doing them myself but realized that I'm nowhere near that skill level yet. I takled to the dude that did the top stitches on the door panels and mentioned that I looked into Katzkin seat covers. He said that they did OEM replacements too. I think it will be better to have him do the seats so I can do the fronts at one time and the rears another. It won't seem as expensive if I do it this way.
First up is the steering wheel and version 1 of the shifter knob. The steering wheel was the ultimate test of manual dexterity. There's probably over 100 hand stitched baseball style stitches around the whole thing.
This is version 2 of the shifter knob. As you can see from the first pic, you couldnt even see the tan half. I decided on a different panel pattern. This was all hand stitched too.
Next is the door panels that I installed today. They were embroidered by a local woman that has done work for me before. I did most of the sewing in these except for the top stitches that run along the tan/green seam. I wasn't comfortable doing it myself because the embroidery was already done and I didn't want to screw them up. A local upholstery did the top stitches for $35 for all 4.
These are version 2 of the visors. The first one had a generic logo but this one is as close as you can get to the actual one withour GM supplying the artwork.
I couldn'd scrunch down enough to get a good angle of the visors in the car so here's what they looked like prior to installation.
Next on my list (and about the only thing left) are the seats. I considered doing them myself but realized that I'm nowhere near that skill level yet. I takled to the dude that did the top stitches on the door panels and mentioned that I looked into Katzkin seat covers. He said that they did OEM replacements too. I think it will be better to have him do the seats so I can do the fronts at one time and the rears another. It won't seem as expensive if I do it this way.
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